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Video Management Software User’s Manual Version: 1.1 (Feb, 2016) VMS User’s Manual Table of Content 1. Overview ....................................................................................................................... 3 2. System Requirement .................................................................................................... 3 2.1 VMS Software Installation .................................................................................... 4 2.2 VMS Start Up ....................................................................................................... 5 2.3 Log In / Log Out / Reboot / Shutdown .................................................................. 5 3. Live View ....................................................................................................................... 6 3.1 Live View Window ................................................................................................ 6 3.1.1 Display Mode.......................................................................................... 8 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.1.4 3.1.5 3.1.6 3.1.7 3.1.8 View Layout Setup (Normal Viewing Mode Only) ................................... 9 3.1.2.1 View Custom Layout Setup ....................................................... 9 3.1.2.2 View Browse Layout Setup ..................................................... 10 E-Map Setup ........................................................................................ 11 Snapshot .............................................................................................. 14 Audio On/Off......................................................................................... 14 Digital Zoom ......................................................................................... 15 Event Icons........................................................................................... 15 Image Adjustment Icons ....................................................................... 15 3.1.9 Camera PTZ Control ............................................................................ 16 3.1.9.1 PTZ Control Icons ................................................................... 16 3.1.9.2 Set Preset Points .................................................................... 17 3.1.9.3 Call Preset Points ................................................................... 17 3.1.9.4 Set Dome Camera Tour Path .................................................. 17 3.1.9.5 Run Dome Camera Tour Path ................................................. 18 3.1.10 Camera Image Setup ........................................................................... 18 3.1.11 Camera Video Format .......................................................................... 18 3.1.12 Camera Motion Setup .......................................................................... 19 3.1.13 Camera Fisheye Dewarp Setup ........................................................... 21 3.1.14 Camera Information.............................................................................. 22 4. General VMS Configuration ....................................................................................... 23 4.1 Language Setup ................................................................................................ 23 4.2 General Setup.................................................................................................... 24 4.3 System Time ...................................................................................................... 27 4.4 Event Setup ....................................................................................................... 29 4.5 Network Setup ................................................................................................... 30 4.5.1 Ethernet Setup ..................................................................................... 31 4.6 4.5.2 Email Setup .......................................................................................... 32 4.5.3 DDNS Setup ......................................................................................... 34 User Management Setup ................................................................................... 35 1 VMS User’s Manual 5 Add Device (IP Devices Connection) ........................................................................ 37 5.1 Add Device Window........................................................................................... 37 5.2 IP Device Connection ........................................................................................ 40 6 Record Setup .............................................................................................................. 42 6.1 Record Schedule Setup ..................................................................................... 42 6.2 Record Configuration Setup............................................................................... 44 7 Playback/Export.......................................................................................................... 46 7.1 Playback Control Bar ......................................................................................... 46 7.2 Search / Playback / Export Normal Videos ........................................................ 47 7.3 Search / Playback / Export Event Videos........................................................... 49 8 Log ............................................................................................................................... 51 8.1 Search Log Data ................................................................................................ 51 8.2 Export Log Data ................................................................................................. 51 2 VMS User’s Manual 1. Overview Video Management Software (VMS) is a professional centralized monitoring system designed for all range of applications and projects. With VMS, accessing and monitoring multiple surveillance tools such as NVRs, DVRs and IP Cameras are just a few clicks away. The feature-packed intelligent surveillance offers the professional users with complete and enhanced surveillance experiences. 2. System Requirement The following lists the recommended computer system for installing VMS software. Items CPU Description Minimum: Intel CPU Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Recommended: Intel CPU Core i7-4770S 3.9GHz RAM Memory Minimum: 2x2 GB Recommended: 2x4 GB Minimum: Intel○R HD Graphics 4400 Graphics Recommended: Intel○R HD Graphics 4600 or above (Support 4K Video Output) HDD 100GB or above Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 (x64): Ultimate, Enterprise, Professional, Home Premium, Home Basic Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 (x64): Enterprise, Pro, Windows 8 Ethernet Gigabit LAN Software Microsoft .NET 4.0 Framework IP Camera Input Minimum: 64 CH live view with 32CH recording Recommended: 128 CH live view with 32CH recording NOTE: If the graphics is other than Intel○R graphics, an error may occur while running VMS. Thus, it is strongly recommended to activate Software Decode function to ensure VMS can run smoothly. Go to , and check Software decode to activate Software Decode function. 3 VMS User’s Manual 2.1 VMS Software Installation Follow the steps below to install VMS to the local computer. Step 1. Check the PC system to see if the PC meets the VMS system requirements. Step 2. Insert the software CD to the computer, access the CD folder, and double click on VMS_Setup.exe. Step 3. The VMS Installation Setup Wizard window will appear. Follow the installation wizard to install the VMS. Step 4. Select the Destination Folder and VMS shortcuts. Step 5. Select components to be installed. It is recommended to select to ensure that VMS can run smoothly. NOTE: If users wish to load the default settings of VMS, check . Otherwise, do not check this item. Step 6. A “Microsoft Visual C++2013 Redistributable (x64)” installation window may popup. Check . Step 7. When the installation completes, click on to precede the VMS installation process. Step 8. When VMS installation is completed, click to exit. Please refer to section System Requirement for more about VMS system requirements. 4 VMS User’s Manual 2.2 VMS Start Up To start up VMS, click . Alternatively, double click on the shortcut icon on the desktop or go to “\VMS\EXE\” and double click on VMS icon. 2.3 Log In / Log Out / Reboot / Shutdown Once VMS starts up, the VMS main window will show up, and the preset logged-in user account will be “Guest”. To login the VMS system as the administrator, click < > at the top-right of the window and select < >; a login window will pop up. Select the administrator account, “Admin” and input the preset password “123456” in Password field. Then click < > to login VMS as the administrator. (Login Window) To log out a user account, click on the username and select < >. NOTE: It is strongly suggested to change the preset password to prevent unauthorized access. 5 VMS User’s Manual 3. Live View When VMS starts up, the VMS Live View Window will show up. The following further describes each item in the Live View. 3.1 Live View Window No. Item 1 Function Tabs 2 Login/Logout Description Function tabs include , , Setup>, and . View>, to display the VMS System Info Pane. Click the icon again to hide the pane. Basic VMS 3 System Info information can be checked here, such as VMS software version, CPU status, RAM (memory) usage, HDD space and network flow of the PC. 4 Date/Time This shows the current date/time information. 5 Window Basics To minimize, maximize and close the VMS software. Display Mode Display modes include 4-window, 9-window, 16-window, 25-window, 36-window, 49-window, 64-window, 132-window and full-screen. 6 Click < 7 6 Instant Record >, VMS will immediately record the videos from the channels that are set to record in Record Setup tab. VMS User’s Manual 8 Snapshot Click to capture the current viewing in Live View or Playback/Export tab. Users can choose or design their desired viewing layout by selecting , or . View Auto Layout The layout will automatically be adjusted to the suitable format when new IP devices are added to VMS. 9 View Layout Setup View Custom Layout Users can self-define up to 5 sets of viewing layout. The following section will describe how to setup a viewing layout. View Browse Layout Users can set viewing layouts and assign a live viewing to a designated channel grid. This layout mode is only available in Hybrid View Mode and Separated View – Camera View Mode. 10 Hide Function Panes Click < > / < > to hide/show the View Management Pane and Camera Setup Pane. Normal Mode All connected IP devices are listed here. There are two ways to display the IP devices, and . Select either option to switch and display the corresponding viewing mode. 11 - Separated Mode VMS divides IP devices into two view groups, and . In , users can check all connected IP cameras. In , users can only check the IP cameras from the connected NVR. - Hybrid View All IP devices are gathered and displayed in the same view group. View Management 7 VMS User’s Manual E-Map Function Mode Users can import the layout of the monitored building and place the location of the cameras on the map. Refer to next section for further description. When IP cameras are connected to VMS, users are able to setup several main settings of IP cameras. 12 Camera Setup Panes Users can also check the basic information of the selected IP camera from . Each setup pane will be further described in later sections. 13 3.1.1 Camera Title Bar The camera title bar is above each channel grid. When the camera title bar is in blue, this indicates the connection between VMS and IP camera is in good condition. Display Mode When VMS is in Auto Layout mode, users can select their preferred display mode. The available display modes are < > (4-window), < > (9-window), < > (16-window), < > (25-window), < > (36-window), < > (49-window), < > (64-window), < > (132-window) and < > (full-screen). Click on any icon to view the selected display mode. Click < > and select a page number to view previous/next cameras in the view group. To view a certain channel in single channel mode, double click on the channel grid. Full-screen Mode Click < > to view the display window in full-screen. To exit full-screen mode, click < > from the function bar or just press ESC key on the keyboard. In full-screen mode, move the mouse cursor to the top-center of the monitor, and a float function bar will appear as below. Click < > to fix the function bar. Click < > to display View Management and Camera Setup Panes. Users can capture the current viewing image by clicking on < >. 8 VMS User’s Manual 3.1.2 View Layout Setup (Normal Viewing Mode Only) VMS provides users the flexibility to self-define their preferred display layout. Refer to the following for further instruction. 3.1.2.1 View Custom Layout Setup Users can setup their preferred display layout when VMS is set to either Separated Mode or Hybrid Mode. Select and its setting items will be shown as below. Add / Rename / Delete a Display Layout >; a new layout will be added to the layout list.  Click < > from the drop-down  Right click the layout name and select < menu. A setting window pops up; set the layout name and click < > to save and apply the setting. > from the drop-down  Right click the layout name and select < menu. The layout will be removed from the layout list. Edit a Display Layout Follow the steps below to setup a display layout. Step 1. Select a layout from the layout list. > to enter its layout setup mode. Step 2. Click < Step 3. To resize a channel grid, first click on a channel grid. Click and drag any corner of the yellow frame to draw a grid layout. When finishing the drawing, release the mouse. 9 VMS User’s Manual > / < >. Step 4. To add more channel grids, click < Alternatively, click < >/< > to remove the added columns/rows. Step 5. Two different channels can be swapped. Click and drag any channel from its original grid to the desired grid and drop the channel. > to save and apply the setting. Step 6. Click < 3.1.2.2 View Browse Layout Setup Under Browse Layout Mode, users can set certain live viewing to a designated viewing window when VMS is set to either Separated Mode or Hybrid Mode. Refer to the following for further instruction.  Select or < Hybrid View Browse Custom Layout >.  Follow Step 1 to Step 5 in Edit a Display Layout of the last section View Custom Layout Setup to setup a layout. >  Then, select the desired channel grid and a setting button < (Set as browse display) will show up. Click the button and the channel grid will be set as the browse viewing window.  To re-assign the browse viewing window, click the current browse viewing window and click < > (Cancel Browse display) on the top of the channel grid. Then, follow the previous steps to set a new browse viewing window. > to save and apply the setting.  Click < Now, click any channel grid, its live viewing will be displayed in the browse viewing window as below. 10 VMS User’s Manual 3.1.3 E-Map Setup E-map allows users to illustrate the positions of cameras on a self-selected image. Under View Management Pane, select < > to display the E-Map setting pane. Follow the instruction to setup the E-map. Add Maps Step 1. Select < click < Step 2. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. >< >< >< >. >. Alternatively, right Select a map file. Set a name for the map. Click < >. The map will be added to the map list. Click and drag the Google Map location icon < > to the desired location and then drop it. Update Maps >. The map Step 1. Select any Map from the E-map menu, and click < edit window will appear. Step 2. Modify the name of the map, or update maps by uploading new maps. Step 3. Click < > to save the settings. 11 VMS User’s Manual Implement Google Map Function Users can add maps with geographic location in Google Map. Step 1. Click and drag the Google Map to the desired location. Use < < > to zoom in/out the Google Map to search the location. >/ Step 2. Click and drag the yellow Pegman icon < > to the desired location. Drop the icon on the map and the screen will zoom down to Street View. Step 3. Add a new map to the desired location/area. Once the map is added, the Google Map location icon < > will be shown on the map. Step 4. Move the mouse cursor to < > and users can preview the map. Step 5. Double click < > to display the map. Step 6. To re-locate the map, click and drag < > to the desired location and drop the icon. Add Cameras Follow the steps to add the camera to the map. Step 1. Select the desired map from the map menu. >  < >. Alternatively, right click the map Step 2. Click < name and select < >. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Input the name of the camera. Select a camera from the Camera drop-down list. Select the camera type, IP Cam or Fisheye. Click < >. The camera will be added to the map. Edit Cameras Users can revise the name of the added cameras or replace cameras. >. Step 1. Select any camera on the E-map menu, and click < Alternatively, right click any camera in the map list and select . The Camera Setup window will appear. Step 2. Reset the camera name or change the camera. > to save the settings. Step 3. Click < NOTE: Changing cameras will not influence the original position of the camera icons on the map. 12 VMS User’s Manual Change the Location of the Camera on the Map After cameras are added to the map, users can designate the camera to the desired areas on the map to show the exact location of the camera. Icon Description Icon IP Camera / PTZ Camera Item Action Display Camera Live View A Re-locate the Camera Icon B Adjust Camera Field of View C Rotate the Camera Direction Description Fisheye Camera Description Double click the camera icon to display the live view of the camera. Click and drag the icon to the desired location. Click and drag the point to adjust the camera’s field of view. Click < > and drag to rotate the direction of the camera icons. When dragging < >, ensure the mouse cursor is always within the icon. NOTE: When users resize the VMS window, the position of the camera icons on the map will change. Delete Cameras Select any camera on the E-map menu, and click < camera will be removed from the list. >. The selected Delete Maps Select any map on the E-map menu, and click < >. Alternatively, right click on any map from the map list and select < >. The selected map will be removed from the list. 13 VMS User’s Manual 3.1.4 Snapshot VMS allows users to capture the current viewing image in Normal Viewing Mode or in Playback/Export tab. Click < > at the top-right of the monitor, and the current viewing will be captured. The pop-up Snapshot window will be as below. Users can choose whether to display the captured time and the name of view group under . Click < > to save the captured, or click < > to cancel. The captured image will be stored in the preset file path, which can be changed under Setup tab. 3.1.5 Audio On/Off This item is used to switch on/off the audio of the selected IP camera channel. Move the mouse cursor to any channel grid, and an Audio icon < > will show up. Click < >; the audio function will be enabled and the icon will be switched to < >. Furthermore, another Audio icon < > will be displayed at the bottom-left of the channel grid to notify users that the Audio of the IP camera is currently switched to ON. To disable this function, just click < >. NOTE: The Audio function can only be enabled a channel at a time. 14 VMS User’s Manual 3.1.6 Digital Zoom Users can view the camera zoom-in images via digital zoom function. Move the mouse cursor to any channel grid and scroll up/down the mouse wheel to zoom in/out. The zoom-in magnification will be displayed on the top left corner of the grid. The maximum magnification is 10x. Click and drag the mouse to view the desired viewing. 3.1.7 Event Icons When an alarm/event occurs, the icon corresponding to the event type will show up at the bottom-left of the channel grid. Icon Description Motion Detection Alarm Input Triggered Video Loss 3.1.8 Image Adjustment Icons Move the mouse cursor to any channel grid to display and use image adjustment icon located at the bottom-right of channel grid. Icon Description Rotate the View Fill up the Channel Grid Return to Original Aspect Ratio Users can hide these image adjustment icons. Go to , and un-check . The image adjustment icon and Audio icon will be hidden. 15 VMS User’s Manual 3.1.9 Camera PTZ Control VMS supports PTZ control function. In Live View, select a camera channel that equips pan/tilt/zoom function and expand the Camera PTZ Control Pane on the left of the monitor. 3.1.9.1 PTZ Control Icons Click on PTZ control icons to zoom out/in, focus, iris open/close, and pant/tilt control the PTZ. Also, preset points and camera tour can be set here. Refer to the following for further details. Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Focus Far Focus Near Iris Close Iris Open Zoom Out Zoom In Set Tour Go Tour Set Preset Go Preset Auto Focus Focus Far Click on it to focus the lens of selected camera at a farther point. Focus Near Click on it to focus the lens of selected camera at a nearer point. Iris Close Click on it to shrink the Iris on the selected camera. Iris Open Click on it to open the Iris on the selected camera. Zoom Out Click on it to zoom out the lens of selected camera. This function is to shrink the current image and a larger viewing area can be displayed. Zoom In Click on it to zoom in the lens of selected camera. This function is to enlarge a certain area. Tour This function is to setup at most 8 tour paths of the camera and execute the tour path for viewing. 16 VMS User’s Manual Preset This function is to setup certain position as a preset point and go to the pre-determined preset positions for viewing. Auto Focus Click < >; the focus of the selected camera will be automatically adjusted. Direction Control Panel Click and drag the control button (in the center of the panel) to pan/tilt the lens of the selected camera. The pan/tilt speed depends on the distance between the control button and the Direction Control Panel. The farther the control button is dragged from the center of the panel, the faster the pan/tilt speed is, and vice versa. 3.1.9.2 Set Preset Points VMS allows users to set preset positions. The amount of preset points depends on the camera manufacturer. Follow the steps to set preset points. Step 1. Click on a camera channel that equips preset point function. Step 2. Select a preset number from the preset list. Step 3. Use the Direction Control Panel to pan/tilt the camera to the desired position. Step 4. Click < > to save the position. 3.1.9.3 Call Preset Points Follow the steps to call preset points. Step 1. Click on a camera channel that equips pan/tilt/zoom function. Step 2. Select a preset point number from the Preset Point List. Step 3. Click < > to call the preset point. The selected camera will automatically move to the preset position. 3.1.9.4 Set Dome Camera Tour Path VMS allows users to set Tour Path. Follow the steps to set tour paths. Step 1. Click on a camera channel that equips pan/tilt/zoom function. Step 2. Select a tour path number from the Tour Path list. Step 3. Click < > to start recording the tour path. Step 4. Set a tour path using the Direction Control Panel to pan/tilt the camera. Step 5. Click < > to save the position. 17 VMS User’s Manual 3.1.9.5 Run Dome Camera Tour Path Follow the steps to run the camera tour path. Step 1. Click on a camera channel that a camera tour path is already set. Step 2. Select a Tour Path number from the Tour Path List. Step 3. Click < >, and the camera will start touring as recorded. Step 4. Click on Direction Control Panel to end the camera tour. 3.1.10 Camera Image Setup Users can configure the image settings of the selected IP camera. The image settings include image adjustment, noise reduction, white balance, etc. NOTE: If the live viewing of the IP camera is from the connected NVR, this setup pane will be unavailable. Users should first click the desired IP camera channel to start the setting. When users are adjusting image configuration, users can check the channel grid for the change of image setting. After setting, click < > to save the setting. NOTE: Some setting items may be unavailable for certain IP camera models. Thus, those setting items will be grayed out and cannot be accessed. 3.1.11 Camera Video Format Users can configure the settings of video format. The video format settings include video resolution, video rotate, H.264 profile, CBR/VBR mode, etc. NOTE: If the live viewing of the IP camera is from the connected NVR, this setup pane will be unavailable. Users must click < > after setting. Otherwise, the setting will not be saved. NOTE: Some setting items may not be available for certain IP camera models. Thus, those setting items will be grayed out and cannot be accessed. 18 VMS User’s Manual 3.1.12 Camera Motion Setup Users can setup the configuration of motion detection here. Motion detection settings include sampling, detection level, sensitivity, time interval and motion detection areas. Click on any IP camera channel and select to enter the motion setup mode. The following is the description of each item. NOTE: Users must ensure the motion detection function of VMS is enabled under the Event setting menu. Refer to section Event Setup under System Setup for further instruction. NOTE: If the live viewing of the IP camera is from the connected NVR, this setup pane will be unavailable. Sampling This item is used to examine the differences between two frames. Users can configure the interval of sampling pixel. For instance, if users set the interval as 5. IP camera system will take one sampling pixel from every 5 pixels of each row and each column in detection area. The alarm will be triggered when differences are detected. Detection Level Users can configure detection level for each sampling pixel. Detection level is how much the camera can accept the differences between two sampling pixels. The smaller the value is, the lower the detection level. Sensitivity This item is used to set the detection sensitivity. A greater value indicates higher sensitive motion detection. Time Interval This item is used to adjust the time interval between each detection motion. 19 VMS User’s Manual Detection Area Setup Under motion setup mode, a red frame (detection window) will be displayed on the channel grid. Note that the amount of motion detection areas may vary from different IP camera models. Refer to the following to setup motion detection windows.  To change the location of the motion detection window, click on the center of the detection window and move it to the desired location.  To resize the detection window, click and drag the edge of the red frame.  To add a new detection window, right click on the channel grid and select from the drop-down list. > to save the setting to the selected IP camera channel.  Click < Then follow the description below to remove an added motion detection window. Step 1. Select a desired detection window, and then right click on the channel grid. Step 2. Select from the drop-down list. The selected detection window will be removed. Alternatively, select to remove all detection windows. > to save the setting to the selected IP camera Step 3. Click < channel. 20 VMS User’s Manual 3.1.13 Camera Fisheye Dewarp Setup VMS is equipped with fisheye camera dewarping function, providing users to view the monitoring locations in fine details. Two dewarping types are provided (Front and Back) according to whether the fisheye camera equips dewarping function or not. Double click on the fisheye camera channel grid to display it in single channel mode and then click to display the setting items. Fisheye Dewarping Type - Front This dewarping type is especially for fisheye camera already equipped with dewarping function. Select and choose which installation method under according to the camera mounting method. Then, click < >, and the fisheye camera will correct its source images. - Back The second dewarping type is designed for fisheye camera that is not equipped with dewarping function and VMS will dewarp the fisheye source images and provides several dewarping modes for users to choose. Select and choose the installation type under . Click < > to save the setting. Then, move the mouse cursor to the bottom-right corner of the channel grid and click < > to display the Fisheye Image Adjustment list. The dewarping modes include , , <360 View> and . Select a preferred mode and VMS will automatically dewarp the fisheye source images. The following describes each dewarping mode listed in the Fisheye Image Adjustment list. NOTE: dewarping type can be applied to both fisheye models equipped with/without dewarping function. Normal View Click on this item to view the live videos without dewarping. PTZ View Click on this item to view the dewarped live images and virtually pan/tilt the camera by clicking and dragging mouse to any direction. 21 VMS User’s Manual 360 View Click on this item to view the dewarped live images as two 180° views. Quad View Click on this item to view the dewarped live images as four PTZ views. NOTE: Under , <360 Panoramic> or , users can always use ePTZ function to virtually pan / tilt the camera by clicking and dragging the mouse to any direction. 3.1.14 Camera Information Users can check the brief information of the connected IP cameras. Click on any IP camera channel from the display window or from View Management pane and the basic information of the IP camera will be listed in Camera Information pane. The brief information includes site name, IP address, device type, video format, etc. 22 VMS User’s Manual 4. General VMS Configuration In the Setup function tab, users can setup the basic VMS settings, such as language, date/time setup, network setup, user account management, etc. Click to enter the general VMS configuration menus. 4.1 Language Setup In the Setup function tab, select to enter the language setting menu. Select the preferred language from the language drop-down list and VMS will automatically change the setting. 23 VMS User’s Manual 4.2 General Setup Select to enter the basic VMS setting menu. Display In this section, users can decide whether to display the camera title and time bar on the top-left corner of each channel grid. 24 - Show camera title and time bar Check/Un-check the box, and the camera title and time bar will (or not) be displayed on the channel grid. - Channel title and time bar overlap Check/Un-check the box, and the camera title and time bar will (or not) overlap and be displayed on the channel grid. - Show site name / Show channel title Check/Un-check the box to (or not) display the site name / channel title on the channel grid. - Flash screen when event triggers Check the box; when an event occurs at the IP camera side, the corresponding channel grid at VMS side will flash in red for three seconds for event notification. Un-check to disable this function. - Show function bar Check/Un-check the box to display/hide the Image Adjustment icons at the bottom-right of each channel grid. VMS User’s Manual - Software decode If the GPU of the PC is other than Intel○R graphics, an error may occur while running VMS. Thus, it is strongly recommended to activate Software Decode to ensure VMS can run smoothly. Note that activating Software Decode function may increase the load on CPU when multiple IP devices are connected to VMS. Start Up Auto Start VMS when Windows start up Check the box to request the PC to launch VMS while the PC system starts up. - Auto retrieve live image when VMS start up Check this item; VMS will automatically retrieve live streaming from the connected sites while starting up. - Start up with full screen Check this item; VMS will be in full-screen mode after starting up. Other Default snapshot folder The snapshot files will be saved to the default path: “C:\VMS\Snapshot”. Click < > to set the destination folder for snapshot files. - Default log folder Each day, VMS saves operation log as *.json file as backup in the preset file destination. The default log backup path is “\VMS\LogBackup”. Click < > to set the destination folder for log backup files. Import and Export VMS Setting Import Configuration This item is used to load a VMS configuration file that was previously stored in an external drive. Click < > and select the file to be imported. Then, click to start configuration importing. Note that VMS will IMMEDIATELY INITIATE THE IMPORTING PROGRESS and RESTART THE VMS SYSTEM WITHOUT NOTICE. 25 VMS User’s Manual - Export Configuration This item allows users to save and export the current VMS configuration. The exported file format will be *.zip. Click < > and an Export window will be displayed. Designate a file destination and click on to start the exportation. The Export icon < > will start flashing in blue, indicating the export is in progress. When the icon no longer flashes, the export process is completed. NOTE: It is recommended to export configuration before upgrading the VMS system. In addition, it is suggested to backup the configuration routinely, in case for unexpected conditions. VMS Manual > to open the VMS User’s Manual. Click < VMS Version Users can view the current firmware version of VMS. 26 VMS User’s Manual 4.3 System Time Users can set the current date, time in System Time setting menu. Enter the System Time setting menu via . The setting menu displays as follows. System Time Setup To set a date, click and select a date from the calendar and click < > to save and apply the setting. To set up time, click at the target position in the time field and click on the UP/DOWN arrow buttons or scroll the mouse wheel to change the value in the selected field. After setting, click < > to save and apply the setting. NTP Server Setup After time zone is selected, users can further setup the NTP (Network Time Protocol) sever. The default NTP server is time.nist.gov. Users can always change to any other NTP servers. A list of IP addresses of the NTP servers is listed below. 129.6.15.28 132.163.4.102 192.43.244.18 206.246.118.250 207.200.81.113 129.6.15.29 132.163.4.103 131.107.1.10 208.184.49.9 64.236.96.53 132.163.4.101 128.138.140.44 69.25.96.13 64.125.78.85 68.216.79.113 27 VMS User’s Manual After the time server is set, click < > next to the server filed to sync the time immediately. Time Zone Select users’ current time zone. Please visit www.greenwichmeantime.com to find out the correct local time zone, or refer to the following figure. 28 VMS User’s Manual 4.4 Event Setup Users can set the event settings of each connected IP camera. Access the Event setting menu via . The setting menu displays as follows. Enable event full screen Users can set whether to display full-screen of the alerted channel. Check this item and click < > to activate this function, or un-check it to deactivate it. Motion This item allows users to enable or disable motion detection function of VMS. Click on the corresponding grid to enable ( ) or disable ( ) motion detection alarm. If motion detection is enabled, it is required to define motion detection parameters such as detection area and sensitivity settings in the Camera Motion Setup Pane in Live View tab. Refer to the previous subsection for more details. Alarm This item allows users to enable or disable alarm input detection. According to users’ application, click on the corresponding grid to enable ( ) or disable ( ) click to check (enable) the alarm input detection. 29 VMS User’s Manual Audio Audio notification allows a preset sound file to be played when an event occurs. Users can setup audio notification for each channel. First, click on the corresponding grid to enable ( ) the audio notification. Then, click < > and select an audio file. Lastly, click < > to save and apply the setting; otherwise, click < > to abort. Enable/Disable Event Detection of All Channels Click < > to enable both Motion detection alarm and Audio function of all channels. Alternatively, click < > to disable both functions of all channels. After setting, users MUST click < 4.5 > to save and apply the setting. Network Setup The Network setup menu allows users to specify the network-related settings of the PC, such as IP address and Subnet mask, etc. Check with the network administrator and/or network service provider for more specific information. Items in this menu are described in the following sections. 30 VMS User’s Manual 4.5.1 Ethernet Setup In this section, users can setup the Network settings of the PC. Note that the Ethernet setting is the SAME as Network setting in Network and Sharing Center of the Windows system. Obtain IP address automatically (DHCP Setup) The DHCP function allows PC to obtain a dynamic IP address from DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server when the PC starts up. Using DHCP, the settings are dynamic and may change every time the PC powers on or off, depending on the network setup. Check the “Obtain IP address automatically” box and click < >, a dynamic IP address will be assigned to the PC. The Ethernet-related settings, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DNS settings, will be read-only. Use the following IP address (Fix IP Setup) If users are using permanent IP address, check the “Use the following IP address” box and complete the Ethernet-related settings as below. - IP Address This item is used to configure the IP (Internet Protocol) address of the computer. - Subnet Mask A netmask, a 32-bit mask, is used to divide an IP address into subnets and specify the networks available hosts. Its value is defined by the network administrator. It takes the form as ***.***.***.***, for example, 255.255.255.255. - Default Gateway Gateway is a node on a network that serves as an entrance to another network. Users are allowed to specify the IP address of the gateway or router associated with this computer. Obtain DNS server address automatically Check this item to retrieve the DNS server address automatically. 31 VMS User’s Manual Preferred DNS & Alternate DNS Users can specify the IP address of the Domain Name System associated with the PC. If the server is unavailable when using DHCP, the PC will search for the network server and boot up more slowly. This network search continues until it times out. Users MUST click < > after finishing all the Ethernet settings. Otherwise, the setting will not be applied and saved. 4.5.2 Email Setup Users can define the e-mail for receiving event/alarm notices. SMTP Server Users can select which SMTP server to use. The provided options are , and . 32 - SMTP Server Site Those who select or for the SMTP server, VMS will automatically retrieve the server site of either SMTP server. When users select , users must manually input the SMTP server site to the entry field. - Port This item is used to change SMTP port to another port. VMS User’s Manual - Account Users can setup the SMTP username by entering the e-mail account. - Password Users should enter the corresponding password of the account inserted in Account field above. Email Recipient This item is used to edit the e-mail address where event / alarm notification will be sent. Refer to the following to setup all the required information. - Email Address Enter the e-mail address where event/alarm notifications will be sent. - Event Notification Users can select the event/alarm from which channel to be sent to the e-mail address previously set. Click to check or un-check the channel box to select / de-select the channel. Then, click < > to apply the setting. Click < click < > to enable event notification for all channels; otherwise, > to turn off the notification for all channels. Users MUST click < > after finishing the settings. Otherwise, the setting will not be applied and saved. 33 VMS User’s Manual 4.5.3 DDNS Setup Select from Network. The menu displays as below. Enable DDNS Click to check or un-check to enable or disable the Dynamic Domain Name Service. Server Name This item is for users to choose the service provider. The current options are and . After setting and the preferred and are saved, the DDNS address may be as http://hostname.no-ip.org. Hostname The item allows users to setup a domain name, which is used for entering the local PC through internet on the remote PC. Username Enter the valid DDNS username here. Password Enter the corresponding DDNS user password here. Port Users can setup the port for DDNS. 34 VMS User’s Manual Domain name After submitting the setting, the domain name of the PC will be displayed here as information. Click < > after finishing the settings. Otherwise, the setting will not be applied and saved. 4.6 User Management Setup User Management is used to add/edit/delete the VMS user accounts. Users can setup users’ account information and privileges. The default administrator username and password are Admin and 123456. Access the User Management setting menu via . Create a New User Account > and a setting window will show up. Step 1. Click < Step 2. Input the desired username and its password to set a user account. > to complete and save the setting. Step 3. Click < Setup a User Account >. Step 1. Click on a user account and click < Step 2. Edit the username and password in the User Information window. To change the password, click < > to reset the password. Step 3. Click < > to save and apply the modified settings. NOTE: The preset “Admin” account and “Guest” account both cannot be deleted. In addition, it is strongly recommended to modify the preset password of “Admin”. Delete a User Account To delete a user account, select the desired user account and click < >. 35 VMS User’s Manual Setup User Permissions (Authorities) Set the permissions to access the functions listed in the User Management setting menu. < > represents the user account is authorized to access the function. < > represents the user account is not granted to access the function. Click on the function item to allow or not allow the access from the selected user. - Add Device To allow/forbid the selected user to access the Add Device function tab. - PTZ To allow/forbid the selected user to control the PTZ functions in Camera PTZ Control pane in Live View. - Playback To allow/forbid the selected user to access the Playback / Export function tab to playback/export the videos. - Setup To allow/forbid the selected user to enter Setup function tab and setup VMS-related configurations. NOTE: The preset account “Guest” can only view the live viewing under the Live View. - Covert IP Camera To set which channels to be seen or hidden when certain user accounts log in. Click < > (Covert Setting) corresponding to the desired user account to open the setting menu. Click the corresponding grid to enable ( ) or disable ( view of the channel. Alternatively, click < >/ < check or un-check all channels. At last, click on < and apply the setting. 36 ) hiding the > to > to save VMS User’s Manual 5 Add Device (IP Devices Connection) VMS can search and connect the IP devices via network. Refer to the following for further description of connecting an IP device to VMS. 5.1 Add Device Window The following introduces each function item in the Add Device setup menu. No. Item Description Users can preset the default username and password for each model type of IP devices. Once an IP device is connected to VMS, VMS will automatically apply the preset username/password to the IP device according to its model type. 1 Default Account Pane Users can modify the default account name and the password. The following lists the preset account names and passwords of each type of IP devices. IP device DVR VSS IP Camera NVR ONVIF Account Name User admin Admin Admin Admin Password 1234 1234 1234 123456 1234 37 VMS User’s Manual This 2 Auto Add function allows the VMS system to automatically re-search and add the newly found IP cameras. Enable the function; Auto Refresh function will also be enabled. Check the “Auto Add” box, and Auto Add function will be enabled. Then, set the Auto Refresh time interval. 3 Auto Scan Check this box and the VMS system will automatically refresh the Device List by every N seconds. The time duration “N” ranges from 30 to 120 seconds. 4 Re-scan Device Click < >; VMS will begin re-searching the IP cameras installed in the same LAN as VMS that meet the searching criteria in the Device List. 5 Device Filter Device Filter is to select the type of the IP devices to be searched during device search. Clear All Click < > at the bottom-right corner of the monitor, and VMS will disconnect all connected IP 6 7 8 Device cameras. Manually Add Users can manually add an IP camera to VMS. The following will further describe this function. Device List VMS will list the searched IP devices installed in the same LAN in the Device List. The following will further describe this function. Manually Add To manually add a known IP device to VMS, click < >; a blank new device column will be added to the Device List. Input the essential information of the IP device to the corresponding fields, including , , , , and . Then, check the “Device add to view” box, and VMS will start to connect the IP device. To delete the manually-added IP devices, click on the delete icon < >, and the IP camera will be removed from the Device List. NOTE: An IP camera’s performance may be affected and degraded when it is repeatedly connected/added to VMS. 38 VMS User’s Manual Device List After device search, VMS will list the IP devices installed in the same LAN that meet the searching criteria in the Device List. Users can view the brief settings of the found IP devices in Device List, such as MAC address, IP address, model type, username/password, etc. To check the firmware version of the IP devices, click < > and the firmware version will be shown. Under Device List, < to switch views. > and < > are provided for users - Details Select this view, and the information of the IP cameras will be listed in columns and users can check the preview of the IP camera. - Large Icons Select this view, and users can browse and check the brief information of the IP cameras and its preview. Note that when the preview grid of an IP camera shows “Not Supported” or “No Snapshot”, this suggests the IP camera does not support this function. 39 VMS User’s Manual 5.2 IP Device Connection VMS is able to connect an IP device and retrieve its live streaming. IP devices include IP cameras, NVRs, DVRs and VSS. The following shows how to connect an IP device to VMS. Add IP Cameras to VMS Follow the steps below to search and add IP cameras to VMS. Step 1. Select or next to . VMS will start look for the supported IP cameras installed in the same LAN and list them in the Device List. Step 2. Find a target IP camera from the Device List and check the “Device add to view” box to add the IP camera to VMS. VMS will automatically connect and retrieve the information of the IP camera. Add NVR/DVR/VSS to VMS Users can connect a NVR/DVR/VSS and retrieve/record the live viewing. Step 1. Select (or DVR/VSS) next to . VMS will start to look for the supported NVRs/DVR/VSS installed in the same LAN and list them in the Device List. Step 2. Check the “Device add to view” box to add the found IP device to VMS. A Select Channel menu will appear as below. Step 3. Check the desired IP camera channel box from the menu and click < > to add the selected IP camera(s) to VMS. VMS will retrieve the live viewing from the connected NVR/DVR/VSS. 40 VMS User’s Manual Disconnect an IP Device from VMS Un-check the “Device add to view” box of any device in the IP device list, the IP device will be disconnected. Alternatively, click < >, and VMS will disconnect all the connected IP devices in the Device List. Record Videos from the Connected IP Devices After the IP devices are connected to VMS, users can decide to record the videos from which connected IP devices in Record Setup tab. Go to . Under Recording Scheduling Selection, check the “Add” box of the desired IP devices to activate recording function. Then, assign a schedule template for the IP devices. VMS will begin recording the videos from the selected IP devices. NOTE: Users must set Users must ensure that the recording folder is designated setup in . 41 VMS User’s Manual 6 Record Setup Record Setup allows users to decide to record streaming from which connected IP devices, set recording schedules for each IP camera, etc. The following describes how to setup the recording schedule and event settings of each connected IP camera. NOTE: Please refer to the previous section for Event Setup. 6.1 Record Schedule Setup Users can setup recording templates and assign recording type for days in a week by hours for each recording templates here. Add / Remove / Rename a Recording Template Step 1. Click < > in the Recording Template Configuration pane. A new template will be added to the template list. Step 2. Select the added template and click < >. Step 3. Input the desired name in the name field to rename the name of the template. Step 4. Press on the keyboard to apply the setting. Step 5. To delete a recording template, select a recording template and then click < >. The selected recording template will be removed from the template list. 42 VMS User’s Manual Setup and Assign a Recording Template to the Connected IP Cameras Follow the steps below to setup and assign a recording template. Step 1. Select a recording template from the template list. Step 2. Click on a desired recording type. Three recording types are provided, < >, < > and < >. - Continuous: To keep recording in the specified time segment. - No Record: Not record and save any video data in the specified time segment. Step 3. Step 4. Step 5. Step 6. Event Only: Only record when there is an event occurring in the specified time segment, including the Pose-Alarm videos. Click at any grid of time to assign the selected recording type. Click on any hour on the top to fill up the column. Click on any day on the left to fill up the roll. Click on the top left grid to always record with the selected recording type. Step 7. Click and drag the mouse to fill up and assign the selected recording type. Step 8. Assign the template to an IP camera. Select a preferred template from the Schedule Template drop-down list. Step 9. Check the box of the corresponding IP camera. VMS will start recording streaming received from the selected IP camera according to the applied template. Alternatively, check < > to record all the connected IP cameras. NOTE: If the applied recording template is removed from the template list, VMS will automatically apply the default template to the site. 43 VMS User’s Manual 6.2 Record Configuration Setup In Record Folder, users can assign the file destination of the recorded video, and setup whether to enable the circular recording and data life time functions of VMS and whether to record the pre-alarm/post-alarm video as a part of event videos when an alarm or event occurs. Recording Folder The number of the selectable folders equals to the number of HDDs the PC installed, excluding the HDDs with capacity less than 100GB. Check the box and click on the file path column to select and set more destination folders. Note that if users wish to change the file destination, make sure the designated folder is empty. Circular Recording The Circular Recording function is to adjust the HDD space usage of VMS. For example, when the threshold is set to 5GB (5120MB), and there are 20GB free disk space remaining in the HDD, VMS can only access the HDD no more than 15GB. If the circulation of files is performed for the first time, VMS will start to overwrite the earliest recoded data. Next time when VMS starts up, the circulation of files will continue from where it was up to. Data Life Time The Data Life Time function indicates the duration that the data is saved and recallable in the HDD. Only those data recorded within Data Life Time can be searched for playback. The video exceeds Data Life Time will be hidden and cannot be retrieved for playback. 44 VMS User’s Manual Check the “Data Life Time” box to enable this function. Select the preferred data life time from the drop-down list. Otherwise, un-check the box to disable or choose <0 day> from the drop-down list, the Data Life Time function will be disabled. NOTE: To playback a video exceeding Data Life Time, please extend the duration until the recording data/time of the video is included. Alarm Behavior Configuration Users can setup the pre-alarm/post-alarm video duration to be a part of event videos. Input the desired seconds to the entry field. The time duration range of “Post-alarm Recording” is from 5 to 120 seconds; whereas “Pre-Alarm Recording” ranges from 0 to 120 seconds (0 second is to disable this function). Note that normal video recording MUST be enabled in order to provide video data to the matching event video. NOTE: When the recording schedule is set to record event only and an event occurs, VMS only records the event and the post-alarm videos, PRE-ALARM VIDEOS WILL NOT BE RECORDED. 45 VMS User’s Manual 7 Playback/Export Users can select and playback/export the preferred recorded videos in the Playback/Export function tab. 7.1 Playback Control Bar Playback control bar is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Item Playback Speed 46 Description Click and drag the slider control bar to select the speed of backward / forward, x1/4, x1/2, x1, x2 and x4. Rewind Click on this icon to reverse playing back the recorded videos. Pause Click on this icon to pause the playback. Play Click on this icon to start playing back the recorded videos. Clear Time Tag Click to clear the set time tag on the time bar. Start Export Click to start the video exportation process. Help Click to quick check how to use the time bar. VMS User’s Manual 7.2 Search / Playback / Export Normal Videos Users can search and playback the recorded videos by date/time. Refer to the following for further instruction. Playback Videos by Time Step 1. Select any shadow date from the calendar, which indicates the recording data are available. Then, the yellow stripe in the time bar shows there are recorded videos for users to playback. Step 2. Click and drag the time bar to select a preferred time from the time bar. The selected time will be displayed above the blue indicator. Step 3. Move the mouse cursor to the time bar and scroll up/down the mouse wheel to adjust the time scale to select the exact desired time. Step 4. Click on the Playback icon < > to start playing back the selected video. 47 VMS User’s Manual Export Normal Videos Follow the steps below to export the normal videos. Step 1. Select a preferred shadow date from the calendar. The time bar will display the available recording data of each channel. Step 2. Click and drag the Time Interval icon < > and drop it to the time bar to select the desired time interval of the recorded video. Step 3. Use the Time Range Adjustment icon < > to adjust the preferred time segment. Scroll up/down the mouse wheel to zoom in/out to adjust and select the exact desired time. Step 4. Click < >, and an Export window will be displayed. Step 5. Select a file destination and choose the video format for the to-be-exported video. The selectable video formats are, raw file, *.avi, *mkv, *.mov and *.mp4. Step 6. Check the desired channel boxes to be exported. Alternatively, check